Quantifying stress responses induced by different handling methods in three species of fish

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 116, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 295-301

  Brydges, Nichola M ^a   Boulcott, Philip ^a,b   Ellis, Tim ^c   Braithwaite, Victoria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Fish behaviour; Handling; Netting; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIOASSAY; FISH CULTURE; INDUCED RESPONSE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; SALMONID; TELEOST;

BRACHYRHAPHIS EPISCOPI; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 57749086927     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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